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Pride and Prejudice Chapters 1-20

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the quotation: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a ___.”

a)

house

b)

wife

c)

friend

d)

treasure

2.

This is an easy one, just to get started: what are the names of the Bennett girls in order from oldest to youngest.

a)

Elizabeth, Jane, Kitty, Lydia, Mary

b)

Mary, Jane, Lydia, Kitty, Elizabeth

c)

Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, Lydia

3.

Mr. Bingley, when he attends the ball in Meryton, seems to be quite taken with____ .

a)

Lydia

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Jane

d)

Charlotte

4.

How does Mr. Darcy offend Elizabeth at the first ball?

a)

He refuses to dance with her.

b)

He insults her father.

c)

He dances with Jane too often.

5.

Elizabeth’s best friend is named

a)

Mr. Phillips

b)

Catherine

c)

Charlotte

d)

Mr. Wickham

6.
How many daughters are in the Bennet family>
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
7.
Who is the eldest and most beautiful of the Bennet sisters?
a)
Jane
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Mary
d)
Lydia
8.
Who does Jane begin to fall in love with?
a)
Mr. Darcy
b)
Mr. Collins
c)
Mr. Lucas
d)
Mr. Bingley
9.
Why does Elizabeth have a poor opinion of Mr. Darcy?
a)
He killed Harambe
b)
He called her "tolerable"
c)
He insulted Jane
d)
He insulted her mother
10.
What is Ms. Bingley's first name?
a)
Jane
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Caroline
d)
Charlotte
11.
How far is it from the Bennet's home to the home Mr. Bingley rented?
a)
1 mile
b)
3 miles
c)
5 miles
d)
7 miles
12.
Who the main female character of Pride and Prejudice?
a)
Mrs. Bennet
b)
Caroline Bingley
c)
Elizabeth Bennet
d)
Maria Lucas
13.
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Jane Austen
c)
Charlotte Bronte
d)
Emily Dickinson
14.
Who is richer, Mr Bingley or Mr Darcy?
a)
Mr Bingley
b)
Mr Darcy
15.
What is the name that Catherine goes by?
a)
Charlotte
b)
Lydia
c)
Mary
d)
Kitty
16.
Which of the following statements regarding Mr. Bennet is TRUE?
a)
He always spends time having intellectual conversations with his wife.
b)
He always spends time reading alone inside their library.
c)
He always spends time with his favourite daughter, Lydia.
d)
He always spends his time talking with Mr. Lucas about the latest gossips in Longbourn.
17.
Which of the following is NOT an established practice in England during Austen's time?
a)
Women learning to do household chores
b)
Women acquiring skills in playing musical instruments
c)
Women inheriting properties after their father's death
d)
None of the above
18.

Mrs. Bennet encourages her daughter, Jane to impress a man at the ball. Who is this male character?

a)

Mr. Darcy

b)

Mr. Bingley

c)

Mr. Collins

d)

Mr. Wickham

19.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife". Which figure of speech is Jane Austen using here?

a)

metaphor

b)

irony

c)

simile

d)

personification

20.

What is the name of Darcy's little sister?

a)

Anna

b)

Diana

c)

Georgiana

d)

Lydia

21.

The Bennet family lives in ....

a)

Rosings

b)

Pemberley

c)

Netherfield Park

d)

Longbourn

22.
Who will inherit the Bennett's house when the father dies?
a)
Mr Bingley
b)
Mr. Collins
c)
Mr Darcy
d)
The oldest child
23.

Elizabeth rejects a marriage proposal from

a)

Mr. Collins

b)

Mr. Bingley

c)

Mr. Darcy

d)

Mr. Wickham

24.

According to Darcy and Caroline Bingley, Mr. Wickham is really after...

a)

money

b)

women

c)

love

d)

fame

25.

Who is Mr. Collins?

a)

Mr. Bennet's brother, who wants Longbourn

b)

Cousin to the Bennet sisters, will inherit Longbourn

c)

Rich, distant relation to the Bennet family

d)

A clergyman with no relation to the Bennet family

26.

What does Mr. Wickham accuse Mr. Darcy of?

a)

Spreading lies about his character.

b)

Not giving him the money promised by Darcy's father.

c)

Seducing his fiance

d)

Not playing with him when they were both young boys

27.

What is Mr. Wickham's current profession?

a)

He's in the regiment (military)

b)

He is a clergyman

c)

He is a lawyer

d)

He is a shop owner

28.
Mr Darcy's house is called
a)
Longbourne
b)
Highcrest
c)
Pemberley
d)
Downton
29.

Who is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Bennet? (several options may apply)

a)

Lydia

b)

Jane

c)

Charlotte

d)

Caroline

30.

Elizabeth's best friend is named

a)

Mrs. Phillips

b)

Mrs. Gardiner

c)

Miss Bingley

d)

Charlotte Lucas

31.

Why does Jane's visit to the Bingleys end up lasting several days?

a)

She gets caught in a rainstorm and becomes ill.

b)

Mr. Bingley proposes to her.

c)

Mrs. Bennet forgets to send a carriage to bring her home.

d)

Jane is hoping to make Mr. Darcy fall in love with her.

32.

Elizabeth is the

a)

Eldest daughter

b)

youngest daughter

c)

second eldest daughter

d)

middle daughter

33.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Bennett girls?

a)

Charlotte

b)

Jane

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Kitty

34.

What is the setting of the story?

a)

Netherfield, London

b)

London

c)

Oxford

35.

Why is Mrs. Bennet so desperate to marry her daughters?

a)

They are ugly and old. They need a husband.

b)

Mrs. Bennet only has daughters and they need to be married since they would not inherit anything from their parents.

c)

Mr, Bennet has lost all his money and his daughters need a husband to support them.

36.

Why is Mrs Bennet really excited about the newcomers?

a)

They newcomers are single and wealthy men.

b)

The newcomers are rich.

c)

The newcomers own a castle.

37.

How is Mr. Bingley described as?

a)

Cheerful, outgoing and lively.

b)

Reserved and shy.

c)

Stubborn and introverted.

38.

How is Mr. Darcy described as?

a)

Outgoing and extroverted

b)

anxious and shy

c)

Reserved and straightforward

39.

What trick did Mrs Bennet play to Jane regarding Mr. Bingley?

a)

She told her he had sent her a love letter.

b)

Mrs. Bennet told her Mr. Bingley was sick and she had to visit him.

c)

She sent her to his house walking while it was raining so she would catch a cold and had to stay there.

40.

Who is Mr. Collins?

a)

He is Mr. Bennet only male relative.

b)

He is Mr. Bennet's only male relative that will inherit the property when he dies.

c)

He is Lady Catherine´s brother.

41.
The studious and plain Bennet daughter
a)
Jane
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Lydia
d)
Mary
42.
Darcy describes here as "tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me."
a)
Jane
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Lydia
d)
Kitty
43.
The Bennet daughter who never finds fault with anyone.  
a)
Jane
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Catherine
d)
Lydia
44.
Who says: 
"If I can see one of my daughters happily settled at Netherfield and all the others equally well married, I shall have nothing to wish for." 
a)
Mr. Bennet
b)
Mrs. Bennet
c)
Lady Catherine DeBourgh
d)
Mr. Collins
45.
Who says: "I was very much flattered by his [Bingley's] asking me to dance a second time.  I did not expect such a compliment." 
a)
Elizabeth
b)
Lydia
c)
Mary
d)
Jane
46.
Who says: 
"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance...It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life." 
a)
Mr. Bennet
b)
Jane
c)
Charlotte
d)
Elizabeth
47.
Who says: 
"Whatever I do is done in a hurry... and therefore I should resolve to quit Netherfield, I should probably be off in five minutes." 
a)
Darcy
b)
Bingley
c)
Collins
d)
Jeeves
48.
Who says: 
"I cannot forget the follies and vices of others so soon as I ought, nor their offenses against myself...My good opinion once lost, is lost forever."  
a)
Bingley
b)
Darcy
c)
Mr. Bennet
d)
Collins
49.
Who says: 
"That would be the greatest misfortune of all! To find a man agreeable that one is determined to hate."  
a)
Elizabeth
b)
Jane
c)
Lydia
d)
Kitty
50.
Whom did Mr Darcy imply was beautiful at the first ball?
a)
Miss Bingley
b)
Jane Bennett
c)
Charlotte Lucas
d)
Elizabeth (Lizzy)